Month: April 2024

Yahaya Bello: A Load of Pants! By Olawale Olaleye

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One critical truth that a majority of the people may not like to admit is that contrary to insinuations, Nigeria is actually a land of immense opportunities. It’s also a land of the free. Indeed!   You just need to juxtapose your facts, albeit objectively, against those places you fancy in other parts of the world and see for yourself what blessings you trample on each day.   In spite of its sprawling shortcomings, this country offers huge opportunities, the type you may not get to experience in several places.…

Intimate Affairs: Assisted fatherhood, by Funke Egbemode

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If there is a marital sin any wife is adjudged guilty of even before she makes her case, it is the one where she passes off another man’s child as her husband’s. Nobody really cares why any woman should or would do it. She’s just guilty, should be sentenced and there should be no room for appeal.   As much as I plead the case of women, even I won’t take that brief. I think it is taking biological advantage of a man, a husband who trusts you.   I…

IPU nominates Akpabio, 15 Others, as members of Preparatory Committee for the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU) has named President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025.   A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Senate President, Jackson Udom, said that Akpabio’s nomination was contained in a letter signed by the General Secretary of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Martin Chungong and addressed to the Senate President.   The nomination letter reads: “I wish to congratulate you upon your nomination as a member of the Preparatory…

NAIRA RECOVERY: Tinubu, Cardoso deserve kudos – MURIC

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An Islamic human rights organization,Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),has asked Nigerians to appreciate the efforts and achievements of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso in the steady rise of the naira in the past few weeks. Making the call at the weekend.   In a statement issued by the Founder and Executive Director of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Saturday, 20th April, 2024 the group extolled the speed at which the naira is recovering as well as the bandwagon effect on prices of some…

KPEYIZHE NUPE – NUPE BIOLOGY: A REVIEW By Umar Salihu Adamu (NTA)

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A REVIEW OF NUPE BIOLOGY WRITTEN BY FOUR ILLEC NUPE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS The book “Kpeyizhe,” translating to “Biology” in English, is structured into four categories, aptly summarized in Nupe language as “Ah de ekpa gunni nya Kpeyizhe.” It’s noteworthy that this 90-page book was collaboratively authored by four esteemed Nupe scholars and advocates for indigenous languages: – Zainab Abdullahi – Zakari Isah Fujeregi – Adamu Idris Manarakis – Aisha Hussaina Manarakis These authors are all integral members of the Indigenous Languages Learning Center (ILLEC) in Minna, Niger State. What sets…

NIDCOM-FMBN harmonises partnership on Diaspora mortgage

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have assured Nigerians in the Diaspora that the diaspora mortgage scheme will be in operation within the next three months . This assurance was given during a strategic meeting between Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, NiDCOM and the new leadership of the Bank, under Mr. Shehu Usman Osidi, the new Managing Director and Chief Executive, FMBN in Abuja. The meeting drew out next steps on the continuity of the Diaspora Mortgage Housing Scheme Project, which had reached…

FG, States, LGs share ₦‎1.123 Trillion for month of March

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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) distributed a substantial sum of ₦1.123 trillion from the March 2024 Federation Account revenue to the federal, state, and local government tiers on Friday. Naija News reports that the allocation, as reported by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, reflected an uptick in several major revenue streams, including import duty, value-added tax (VAT), gas royalty, and companies’ income tax (CIT). According to a communique released after FAAC’s April meeting, the total…

Police arrest Yahaya Bello’s female ADC, other security details

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A female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force.   According to reports, the ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to the embattled former governor.   The officers were arrested on the suspicion that they aided and abetted Bello’s escape from security operatives, who besieged his Abuja home on Wednesday to effect his arrest.   Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun had on Thursday night directed the immediate withdrawal…

The Life, Times, Impact of Chief Arc. GY Aduku.

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As the former Minister of State for Health, Chief Gabriel Aduku will be laid to rest on Saturday, 20th April 2024, DR. NATHAN OGUCHE EMMANUEL, writes on the life, times and impact of the revered nationalist and icon, Chief Gabriel Yakubu Aduku.     According to the holy books, there is certainly a time for everything, meaning there is time to be born and a time to die.   This scenario again, attests to the fact that God has a purpose for everything, including the departure of man from the…

Tinubu announces new Chairman, DG, board members for SEC

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chairman, Director General and other board members of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).     This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Friday in Abuja.     Part of the statement reads, “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerian professionals to the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC):     (1) Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka — Chairman   (2) Mr. Emomotimi Agama — Director-General  …